Pearce was completing a cab double cork -- a twisting double back flip maneuver he's landed before
-- when he caught his toe-side edge while
landing.

Though Pearce, 22, was wearing a helmet, he hit his head above one of his eyes and was knocked unconscious.

“Kevin sustained a severe traumatic brain injury. He is currently in
intensive care and in critical condition, but stable and has not needed
to undergo surgery at this time. He is intubated and being kept
sedated," Holly Ledyard, a neurointensivist who is one of Pearce's doctors, said in a statement issued Saturday and posted on the Facebook page family members created.

"The focus over the next week will be watching for any swelling
in his brain and keeping his brain pressure normal. Kevin has a long
recovery ahead of him,” said Ledyard.

Outposts will post updates on Pearce as information becomes available.